Diederrick Joel Tagueu

Diederrick Joel Tagueu Tadjo (born 6 December 1993), known as Joel Tagueu or simply Joel, is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brazilian club Paysandu.

Joel Tagueu

Joel playing for Santos in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Diederrick Joel Tagueu Tadjo
Date of birth	(1993-12-06) 6 December 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth	Nkongsamba, Cameroon
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Paysandu
Youth career
2009–2011	Iraty
2011–2012	Londrina
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Londrina	28	(10)
2014	→ Coritiba (loan)	20	(8)
2015–2020	Cruzeiro	23	(3)
2016	→ Santos (loan)	28	(5)
2017	→ Botafogo (loan)	8	(1)
2017	→ Avaí (loan)	21	(3)
2018–2019	→ Marítimo (loan)	45	(17)
2020	→ Marítimo (loan)	16	(2)
2020–2023	Marítimo	72	(19)
2023	→ Al-Hazem (loan)	15	(7)
2023–2024	Hanoi FC	23	(10)
2024–	Paysandu	0	(0)
International career‡
2011	Cameroon U20	3	(0)
2018–2019	Cameroon	6	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 October 2019

Club career

Londrina

Born in Nkongsamba, Joel moved to Brazil in September 2009, joining Iraty's youth setup.^[1] In March 2011 he moved to neighbouring Londrina (which also had the same owner, Sérgio Malucelli), and was promoted to the first-team in 2012, after impressing in the youth squads.^[2]

Joel made his first-team debut on 28 March 2012, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 away loss against Coritiba, for the Campeonato Paranaense championship.^[3] He scored his first goal four days later, netting his side's only in a 1–1 home draw against Toledo Colônia Work.^[4]

In the 2014 season, Joel played an important role in Londrina's Paranaense winning campaign, and also scored regularly for the side in Série D. On 31 July 2014 he scored a brace in a 2–1 home success against Santos, for the campaign's Copa do Brasil.^[5]

Coritiba (loan)

On 4 September 2014 Joel was loaned to Coritiba for the remainder of the season,^[6] being subsequently negotiated with a German unnamed team.^[7] He made his Série A debut three days later, again from the bench in a 0–0 away draw against Bahia.^[8]

Joel scored his first goal in the Brazilian top flight on 10 September, netting the last of a 3–0 home success against Chapecoense.^[9] Seven days later he scored a brace in a 3–1 home win against São Paulo, but fell into a hole into the locker room tunnel after going out to celebrate the last goal.^[10]

Cruzeiro

On 16 December 2014 Joel moved to fellow league team Cruzeiro, for a R$2.5 million fee.^[11] He made his debut for the club on 1 February of the following year, scoring the winner in an away success over Democrata-GV.

Joel was bought outright by Raposa in May 2015.^[12] However, he struggled with injuries during the campaign, and appeared in only 11 league matches, scoring one goal.^[13]

Loan spells

Joel warming up for Santos in 2016

On 11 January 2016 Joel was loaned to fellow league team Santos, for one year.^[14] He made his debut for the club on 30 January, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 Campeonato Paulista home draw against São Bernardo.^[15]

On 19 January 2017, Joel signed a one-year loan contract with Botafogo.^[16]

On 20 June 2017, Joel signed a loan contract until the end of the year with Avaí.^[17]

On 8 January 2018, Joel was sent on a season-long loan to Portuguese Primeira Liga club Marítimo.^[18]

Return

In June 2019 he suffered a heart problem.^[19]

In October 2019, Joel rejoined Cruzeiro and started to train with the team squad.^[20][21][22]

Marítimo

On 7 August 2020, Joel signed a two-year contract with Marítimo.^[23]

Al-Hazem

On 18 January 2023, Joel joined Saudi club Al-Hazem on loan.^[24]

Hanoi FC

On 11 September 2023, V.League 1 side Hanoi FC confirmed they had signed Joel for a reported transfer fee of €800,000.^[25] Joel made his debut for Hanoi in the AFC Champions League against Pohang Steelers on 20 September, where he scored a brace.^[26] On 29 October, he made his V.League 1 debut and scored a hat-trick against Haiphong FC.

International career

He was ruled out of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations due to a heart defect.^[27]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 July 2024^[28]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State league		National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Londrina	2012	—			6[c]	1	—		—		—		6	1
	2013	Série D	2	0	5[c]	2	—		—		—		7	2
	2014	Série D	5	3	10[c]	4	6	2	—		—		21	9
	Total		7	3	21	7	6	2	—		—		34	12
Coritiba (loan)	2014	Série A	20	8	0	0	0	0	—		—		20	8
Cruzeiro	2015	Série A	11	1	8[d]	2	0	0	—		5[e]	0	24	3
	2019	Série A	4	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	4	0
	Total		15	1	8	2	0	0	—		5	0	28	3
Santos (loan)	2016	Série A	16	2	12[f]	3	7	2	—		—		35	7
Botafogo (loan)	2017	Série A	3	0	5[g]	1	0	0	—		2[e]	0	10	1
Avaí (loan)	2017	Série A	21	3	0	0	0	0	—		—		21	3
Marítimo (loan)	2017–18	Primeira Liga	15	9	—		0	0	0	0	0	0	15	9
	2018–19	Primeira Liga	30	8	—		1	0	3	2	—		34	10
Marítimo (loan)	2019–20	Primeira Liga	16	2	—		0	0	0	0	—		16	2
Marítimo	2020–21	Primeira Liga	32	9	—		4	1	—		—		36	10
	2021–22	Primeira Liga	24	9	—		0	0	1	0	—		25	9
	2022–23	Primeira Liga	14	1	—		1	0	3	0	—		18	1
	2023–24	Liga Portugal 2	2	0	—		0	0	1	0	—		3	0
	Total		133	38	—		6	1	8	2	0	0	147	41
Al-Hazem (loan)	2022–23	First Division League	15	7	—		—		—		—		15	7
Hanoi FC	2023–24	V.League 1	22	7	—		3	3	—		4[h]	2	29	12
Career total			252	69	46	13	22	8	8	2	11	2	339	94

1. Includes Copa do Brasil and Taça de Portugal
2. Includes Taça da Liga
3. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paranaense
4. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro
5. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
6. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista
7. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca
8. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League

International

As of match played 14 June 2019^[29]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Cameroon	2018	3	0
	2019	3	1
Total		6	1

Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.^[29]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 June 2019	Estadio Cerro del Espino, Majadahonda, Spain	Zambia	2–0	2–1	Friendly

Honours

Londrina

• Campeonato Paranaense: 2014

Santos

• Campeonato Paulista: 2016

References

1. "Joel deixa Tubarão e acaba negociado com o Coritiba" [Joel leaves Tubarão and ends up being negotiated with Coritiba] (in Portuguese). Paiquerê FM. 2 September 2014.
2. "Camaronês que jogou no Iraty reforça o Coritiba" [Cameroonian who played at Iraty bolsters Coritiba] (in Portuguese). Rádio Najuá. 2 September 2014. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
3. "Coritiba quebra série invicta do Londrina e segue vivo no returno do Paranaense" [Coritiba stops Londrina's winning run and keeps themselves alive in Paranaense] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 28 March 2012.
4. "Londrina tropeça em casa no Toledo e perde a liderança" [Londrina slips against Toledo at home and loses leadership] (in Portuguese). Futebol Paranaense. 1 April 2012.
5. "Com 12 Meninos da Vila, time B do Santos perde para o Londrina na Copa BR" [With 12 Meninos da Vila, Santos' B-team loses to Londrina in Copa BR] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 31 July 2014.
6. "Coritiba confirma Joel" [Coritiba confirms Joel] (in Portuguese). Coritiba's official website. 4 September 2014.
7. "Joel se despede e SM apresenta novo atacante na quinta-feira" [Joel says goodbye and SM presents new forward on thursday] (in Portuguese). Jornal de Londrina. 2 September 2014.
8. "Sem público e com pouco futebol, Bahia e Coritiba empatam por 0 a 0" [Without supporters and with low football, Bahia and Coritiba draw 0–0] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 September 2014.
9. "Com gol-relâmpago e bom futebol, Coritiba vence a Chapecoense: 3 a 0" [With flash goal and good football, Coritiba defeats Chapecoense: 3–0] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 September 2014.
10. "Joel dá a vitória para o Coritiba e cai no buraco do túnel: "Paguei mico"" [Joel gives victory to Coritiba and fells in the tunnel's hole: "I’ve made a fool of myself"] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 September 2014.
11. "Cruzeiro oficializa contratação do atacante camaronês Joel, ex-Coritiba" [Cruzeiro turns official the signing of Cameroonian Joel, former Coritiba player] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 December 2014.
12. "Cruzeiro confirma que vai adquirir atacante Joel em definitivo" [Cruzeiro confirms that it will acquire forward Joel definitely] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
13. "Cruzeiro supera calor, gramado ruim e o Democrata-GV em vitória fora de casa" [Cruzeiro overcomes heat, poor field and Democrata-GV in an away victory] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
14. "Maior de Minas acerta o empréstimo de Joel para o Santos por um ano" [Biggest of Minas completes the loan of Joel to Santos for one year] (in Portuguese). Cruzeiro EC. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
15. "Santos joga mal, irrita torcida na Vila, mas busca o empate contra o São Bernardo" [Santos plays poorly, irritates crowd at Vila, but pursues a draw against São Bernardo] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
16. "Bota anuncia atacante Joel, ex-Santos e Cruzeiro" [Bota announce forward Joel, formerly of Santos and Cruzeiro] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
17. "Joel assina com o Avaí" [Joel signs with Avaí] (in Portuguese). Avaí Futebol Clube Official Site. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
18. "Marítimo apresenta avançado" [Marítimo hires forward] (in Portuguese). zerozero.pt. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
19. "Africa Cup of Nations: Cameroon will not replace Tagueu after heart problem". 25 June 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
20. "Após superar problema de coração, camaronês Joel volta ao Cruzeiro". Lance!. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
21. Piu, Guilherme. "Após suspender carreira por problemas no coração, Joel volta a treinar no Cruzeiro". Hoje em Dia. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
22. "Cameroon's Joel Tagueu hails a 'victory' as he plays again after heart troubles". 25 October 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
23. "Joel Tagueu é reforço" [Joel Tagueu is reinforcement] (in Portuguese). csmaritimo.org.pt. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
24. "Marítimo empresta Joel Tagueu à Arábia Saudita".
25. "CLB bóng đá Hà Nội tiếp tục giới thiệu ngoại binh trong kỳ chuyển nhượng" [Hanoi Football Club continues to introduce foreign soldiers in the transfer period] (in Vietnamese). Hanoi FC. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
26. "Group J: Hanoi FC (VIE) 2-4 Pohang Steelers (KOR)". the-afc.com. The Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
27. "Africa Cup of Nations 2019: Cameroon's Joel Tagueu ruled out of tournament with heart defect". BBC Sport. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
28. "Joel". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
29. "Diederrick Joel Tagueu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

External links

• Cruzeiro official profile (in Portuguese)
• SM Sports profile (in Portuguese)
• Joel at Soccerway